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Vocabulary Workshop Level E Flashcards

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Ambidextrous

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(Adj.) Able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful

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Augment

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(V.) To make larger, increase

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Bereft

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(Adj.) Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

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Deploy

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(V.) To position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

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Dour

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(Adj.) Stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

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Fortitude

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(N.) Courage in facing difficulties

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Gape

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(V.) To stare with open mouth; to open mouth wide; to open wide

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Gibe

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(V.) To utter taunting words; (N.) an expression of scorn

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Adulterate

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(V.) To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something else

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Guise

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(N.) an external appearance, cover, mask

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Insidious

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(Adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

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Intimation

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(N.) A hint, indirect suggestion

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Opulent

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(Adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

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Pliable

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(Adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced

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Reiterate

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(V.) to say again, repeat

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Stolid

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(Adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotional; dull, unresponsive

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Tentative

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(Adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

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Unkempt

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(Adj.) Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude

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Verbatim

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(Adj., adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken

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Warily

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(Adv.) cautiously, with great care

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Adroit

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(Adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

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Amicable

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(Adj.) peaceable, friendly

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Averse

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(Adj.) Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

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Belligerent

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(Adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive, (n.) one at war, one engaged in war

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Benevolent

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(Adj.) Kindly, charitable

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Cursory

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(Adj.) Hasty, not thorough

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Duplicity

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(N.) treachery, decietfulness

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Extol

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(V.) to praise extravagantly

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Feasible

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(Adj.) possible, able to be done

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Grimace

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(N.) A wry face, facial distortion(v.) to make a wry face

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Holocaust

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(N.) a large-scale destruction, especially by a fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

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Impervious

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(Adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

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Impetus

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(N.) A moving force, impulse, stimulus

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Jeopardy

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(N.) danger

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Meticulous

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(Adj.) extremely careful; particular about details

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Nostalgia

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(N.) a longing for something past; homesickness

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Quintessence

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(N.) the purest essence or form of something; the most simple example

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Retrogress

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(V.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

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Scrutinize

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(V.) to examine closely

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Tepid

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(Adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of intrest

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Adversary

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(N.) an enemy, opponent

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Alienate

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(V.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

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Artifice

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(N.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

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Coerce

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(V.) to compel, force

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Craven

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(Adj.) cowardly; (N.) a coward

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Culinary

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(Adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen

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Demise

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(N.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

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Exhilarate

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(V.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness

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Fallow

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(Adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (N.) land left unseeded; (V.) to plow but not seed

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Harass

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(V.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

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Inclement

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(Adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

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Liquidate

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(V.) to pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate

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Muse

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(V.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

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Negligible

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(Adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded

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Perpetuate

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(V.) to make permanent or long lasting

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Precedent

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(N.) an example that may serve as a basis for intimation or later action

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Punitive

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(Adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment

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Redress

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(V.) to set right, remedy; (N.) relief from wrong or injury

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Sojourn

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(N.) a temporary stay; (V.) to stay for a time

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Urbane

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(Adj.) refined in manner or style, suave

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Affiliated

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(Adj., part) associated, connected

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Ascertain

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(V.) to find out

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Attainment

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(N.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving

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Bequeath

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(V.) to give or pass on as an inheritance

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Cogent

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(Adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

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Converge

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(V.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together

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Disperse

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(V.) to scatter, spread far and wide

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Esteem

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(V.) to regard highly; (N.) a highly favorable opinion or judgement

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Expunge

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(V.) to erase, obliterate, destroy

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Finite

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(Adj.) having limits; lasting for a long time

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Invulnerable

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(Adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

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Malevolent

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(Adj.) spiteful, showing ill will

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Nonchalant

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(Adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned

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Omniscient

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(Adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

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Panacea

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(N.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

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Scrupulous

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(Adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled

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Skulk

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(V.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

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Supercilious

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(Adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

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Uncanny

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(Adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explination

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Venial

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(Adj.) easily excused; pardonable

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Altruistic

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(Adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

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Assent

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(V.) to express agreement; (N.) agreement

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Benefactor

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(N.) one who does good to others

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Chivalrous

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(Adj.) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

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Clemency

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(N.) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

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Dearth

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(N.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

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Diffident

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(Adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

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Discrepancy

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(N.) a difference; a lack of agreement

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Embark

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(V.) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest

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Failce

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(Adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

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Indomitable

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(Adj.) unconquerable, refusing to yield

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Infallible

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(Adj.) free from error; absolutely dependable

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Plod

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(V.) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly

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Pungent

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(Adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting

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Remiss

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(Adj.) neglectful in performance of one’s duty, careless

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Repose

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(V.) to rest, lie, place; (N.) relaxation, peace of mind, calmness

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Temerity

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(N.) rashness, boldness

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Truculent

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(Adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh

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Unfeigned

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(Adj.) sincere, real without pretense

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Virulent

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(Adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful

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Accede

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(V.) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

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Brandish

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(V.) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

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Comprise

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(V.) to include or contain; to be made up of

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Deft

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(Adj.) skillful, nimble

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Destitute

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(Adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

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Explicit

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(Adj.) definite, clearly stated

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Extirpate

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(V.) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

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Inopportune

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(Adj.) coming at a bad time; not appropriate

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Ironic

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(Adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

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Musty

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(Adj.) stale, moldy; out-of-date

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Officious

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(Adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

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Ominous

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(Adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

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Pinnacle

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(N.) a high peak or point

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Premeditated

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(Adj., Part.) considered beforehand, deliberately planned

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Rampant

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(Adj.) growing without check, running wild

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Solace

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(N.) comfort, relief; (V.) to comfort, console

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Stately

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(Adj.) dignified, majestic

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Supple

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(Adj.) bending easily, bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

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Suppress

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(V.) to stop by force, put down

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Venal

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(Adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption

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Abhor

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(V.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

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Amend

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(V.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better

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Buffet

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(V.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one’s way with difficulty; (N.) a slap, blow

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Chaos

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(N.) great confusion, disorder

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Commodious

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(Adj.) roomy, spacious

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Corrosive

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(Adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

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Discern

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(V.) to see clearly, recognize

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Extant

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(Adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

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Implicate

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(V.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to

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Inter

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(V.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

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Martinet

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(N.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

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Obviate

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(V.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

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Renegade

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(N.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (Adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox

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Reprehensible

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(Adj.) deserving blame or punishment

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Somber

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(Adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

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Squalid

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(Adj.) filthy, wretched, debased

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Turbulent

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(Adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

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Vociferous

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(Adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention

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Voluminous

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(Adj.) of great size numerous; writing or speaking at great length

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Walve

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(V.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer

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